Cowboys' Bryant told to pass up drinking, strip clubs

Updated 11:32 pm, Sunday, August 26, 2012

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The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly enacted a strict set of behavioral rules for mercurial wide receiver Dez Bryant. Among the guidelines are prohibitions on alcohol and strip clubs, ESPNDallas.com reported.

The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly enacted a strict set of behavioral rules for mercurial wide receiver Dez Bryant. Among the guidelines are prohibitions on alcohol and strip clubs, ESPNDallas.com reported.

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ARLINGTON — The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly enacted a strict set of behavioral rules for mercurial wide receiver Dez Bryant.

Among the guidelines are prohibitions on alcohol and strip clubs, ESPNDallas.com reported. Citing sources, the website also reported the third-year pro must adhere to a midnight curfew and attend twice weekly counseling sessions.

Bryant, 23, also will be driven to all practices, games and team functions by a rotating three-man security team that will be hired by the player's adviser, David Wells.

The rules went into effect last week when the Cowboys returned to Dallas after three weeks of training in California. Owner Jerry Jones told ESPNDallas.com Bryant accepted the rules without hesitation.

“Oh, yeah, (he's) very much willing to do anything he can to help himself and the team,” Jones said. “He's very open-minded and cooperative. He's doing the right things by his teammates, and everybody is counting on him.”

The crackdown on Bryant comes in the wake of a July arrest for an alleged domestic violence incident. Police said Bryant assaulted his mother, Angela Bryant, who later asked the Dallas County District Attorney's Office not to pursue the case.

Bryant's attorney, state Sen. Royce West, said Bryant is innocent, but the Dallas County DA's office continues to review the case.

It's not unusual for the Cowboys to assign strict rules to troubled players, but they don't always ensure good behavior. Cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones got into a fight with one of his team-issued bodyguards in 2008 and was later suspended by the NFL for violation of its personal-conduct code.

Bryant also faces a possible league suspension. He had an outstanding training camp, but a knee injury prevented him from playing in Saturday night's 20-19 victory over St. Louis.